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  • S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - An Addition To The S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index

    Date 02/01/2013

    S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

    The shareholders of Granite Real Estate Inc. (TSX:GRT) have approved the conversion of the company to a REIT structure. The new name of the company will be Granite REIT and the new ticker symbol will be "GRT.UN". There is no consolidation of capital. Granite REIT will be added to the S&P/TSX Income Trust and the S&P/TSX Capped REIT indices. The newly REIT-structured company will remain in the S&P/TSX Composite, Capped Composite and Composite Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend, the S&P/TSX Equity Income and the S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Indices. These changes will be effective after the close of trading on Thursday, January 3, 2013. 

  • Richard Berner Confirmed As Director Of The Office Of Financial Research

    Date 02/01/2013

    Richard Berner was confirmed by the United States Senate yesterday to serve a six year term as the first Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR). In this role, Berner will lead the OFR in its mission to support the Financial Stability Oversight Council, its member agencies, and the public by improving the quality, transparency, and accessibility of financial information and by providing analysis of threats to financial stability.

  • International Securities Exchange Reports It Is The Largest Equity Options Exchange In December With 18.6% Market Share

    Date 02/01/2013

    • ISE is the largest equity options exchange in December 2012 with a market share of 18.6%.
    • Average daily volume for the full year 2012 was 2.5 million contracts, a decrease of 18.1% over 2011.
    • Dividend trades make up 10.0% of industry volume in December 2012 and 6.2% of total industry volume for 2012.

  • IMF Spokesman Comments On U.S. “Fiscal Cliff” Measures

    Date 02/01/2013

    Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

    “We welcome the action by the U.S. Congress to avoid sudden tax increases and spending cuts, including through an extension of unemployment benefits during 2013. In the absence of Congressional action the economic recovery would have been derailed."

  • OCC Cleared Contract Volume Reached 4 Billion Contracts In 2012

    Date 02/01/2013

    OCC announced today the total cleared contract volume in 2012 reached 4,042,175,801 contracts, a 12 percent decline from  the 2011 record volume of 4,600,955,949 contracts.  Despite this decline, 2012 marks the second highest year for OCC cleared contract volume to date and the second consecutive year OCC volume has surpassed 4 billion contracts.